# Directive 2005/36/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 September 2005 on the recognition of professional qualifications (Text with EEA relevance), Article 33(a)

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

As regards the Romanian qualification of nurse responsible for general care, only the following acquired rights provisions shall apply:
In the case of nationals of Member States who were trained as a nurse responsible for general care in Romania and whose training does not satisfy the minimum training requirements laid down in Article 31, Member States shall recognise the following evidence of formal qualifications as a nurse responsible for general care as being sufficient proof, provided that that evidence is accompanied by a certificate stating that those Member State nationals have effectively and lawfully been engaged in the activities of a nurse responsible for general care in Romania, including taking full responsibility for the planning, organisation and carrying out of the nursing care of patients, for a period of at least three consecutive years during the five years prior to the date of issue of the certificate:
(a) Certificat de competențe profesionale de asistent medical generalist with post-secondary education obtained from a școală postliceală, attesting to training started before 1 January 2007 ;
(b) Diplomă de absolvire de asistent medical generalist with short-time higher education studies, attesting to training started before 1 October 2003 ;
(c) Diplomă de licență de asistent medical generalist with long-time higher education studies, attesting to training started before 1 October 2003 .

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/2005/36/article/33a (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2005-36/article-33a
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